Officials working with global suppliers to avoid European gas crisis if flow from Russia is cut as Biden says he would consider personal sanctions against Putin The US has helped prepare for the diversion of natural gas supplies from around the world to Europe in the event that the flow […]
Low levels of certain antibodies found to be more common in those who go on to develop long Covid Coronavirus – latest updates See all our coronavirus coverage Doctors have discovered an “antibody signature” that can help identify patients most at risk of developing long Covid, a condition where debilitating […]
Law commissions recommend that vehicle users should not face regulatory sanctions if something goes wrong Users of self-driving cars should have immunity from a wide range of motoring offences, including dangerous driving, speeding and jumping red lights, Britain’s law commissions have jointly recommended. The Law Commission for England and Wales […]
Furious response from MPs and bereaved after revelation of celebration held indoors in contravention of Covid restrictions A full list of alleged parties What were the rules in June 2020? Coronavirus – latest global updates Boris Johnson was facing renewed anger from MPs and bereaved families on Monday after the […]
Force pays compensation to Dr Konstancja Duff for language used after CCTV captures officers’ comments The Metropolitan police have apologised and paid compensation to an academic for “sexist, derogatory and unacceptable language” used by officers about her when she was strip-searched. “What’s that smell? Oh, it’s her knickers,” officers at […]
Soldiers placed on standby to deploy to Europe as concerns over possible ‘lightning attack’ by Russia grow The US has placed 8,500 troops on heightened alert to deploy to Europe as Nato reinforced its eastern borders with warships and fighter jets, amid growing fears of a possible “lightning” attack by […]
Lord Agnew resigns in parliament after £4.3bn write-off, saying oversight of loans scheme had been ‘nothing less than woeful’ Follow the latest UK political developments as they happen Boris Johnson suffered another major blow to his authority on Monday after a Treasury minister staged a dramatic public resignation over the […]
New £50m funding pot allocated to help provide 350,000 extra slots – including weekends and evenings – in February and March Hundreds of thousands of dental patients in England are to be offered weekend and evening appointments under NHS plans to tackle the backlog exacerbated by the pandemic. More than […]
Former minister says she made clear party complaints process was not the right way to tackle her allegations Boris Johnson is facing calls to launch an independent inquiry into Islamophobia in the Tory party after the former minister Nusrat Ghani claimed she was told her “Muslimness” was “making colleagues uncomfortable”. […]
Exclusive: findings in draft excerpt of committee’s report are described by campaigner as ‘ludicrous’ A committee of MPs has produced a report criticising the gambling industry regulator for trying to reduce addiction and urging ministers to take it into special measures. The findings by the all-party parliamentary group (APPG) on […]